Michael Cyger

One domain name can change your life. 🚀

@ntropiq @unstoppableweb Which auction partner are you using to auction expired domains?

Expired auctions and a shorter 29-day grace period are launching Monday at @unstoppableweb - read on for details and our full expiration timeline: Note that I sent out a similar post earlier this week that contained outdated details regarding our policy. This post contains the new official policy. We are shortening our grace period from 40 to 29 days to allow for expired auctions at Unstoppable. Don't worry, your domains are not in danger - you have until 12:01am ET on Monday 3/23 to renew any affected domains before we start sending domains to auction. Starting Monday 3/23, domains that enter day 30 of the grace period will be sent to auction. Domains already on day 31+ of grace on 3/23 will not be sent to our auctions. Domains that are sent to expired or closeout auction will not be renewable if they have any bids, to preserve the integrity of auctions and prevent gaming. Domains that don't sell at auction will be released to the registry and will be redeemable for a higher fee during the 30-day redemption period following closeout auctions. Soon we'll also be launching an auctions discovery and bidding interface at Unstoppable. You'll be able to bid on our expired auctions inventory, as well as inventory from partner registrars like Dynadot. Altogether, our expired domain timeline looks like this: Day -30: We send an expiration reminder email Day -7: We attempt to autorenew your domain (if auto-renew is on) and send another reminder email (if autorenew is off) Day 1: Domain is now expired and in the 29-day grace period. We send a third reminder email. Domain is renewable and transferrable at normal price during the grace period. DNS records and forwarding config are wiped, and Unstoppable's nameservers and lander are applied. Day 30: Domain leaves the grace period and is sent to 7-day expired auction. Domain cannot be renewed or transferred if there is any bid in the auction. Day 37: Standard auction closes and domain is transferred to the winner. If the domain has no bids, it will go to 3-day closeout auction. Day 40: Closeout auction ends and domain is transferred to the winner. If the domain has no bids, it's deleted, enters the redemption period, and is renewable for a redemption fee. Day 70: Domain leaves the redemption period, enters pendingDelete status, and is not recoverable until it is released for registration by the registry. ----------- We appreciate your flexibility as we iron out our policies with so many new features coming down the pipe. Let me know if you have feedback or concerns

@DomainDan That’s probably why

@MichaelCyger I don’t even get the drop down option on ‘for you’ . Although I recently downgraded from Premium so that maybe it .

Is it just my app or account that never remembers my “For you” timeline customizations? Or do you have the same issue from day to day?

@DomainDan No, just check and uncheck Are your categories different than mine?

@MichaelCyger Wait … we can modify categories ????

@jjstyler Same same

@MichaelCyger Mine shows me random things routinely that I have no interest in

@DomainNameWire @Dynadot Your dog doesn’t have a favorite color?

Was just settuing my new security questions at @Dynadot. I had trouble finding three questions I knew the answers to!

@DomainNameWire Really good interview, Andrew and Michael.

A CEO’s view of the domain industry - DNW Podcast #578 - domainnamewire.com/2026/03/16/a-c…

@cultra Sounds challenging yet fulfilling. Great job!

My first marathon in the mountains. Salida Run Through Time. Had a friend ask if I'd like to join him for the run, and I'm a glutton for punishment. I'm new to these, so I had no idea what to expect. I've been running on an elevated treadmill and 50+ miles a week, but also coming from IL to 7K feet. Loved every minute. Ran hard at times, walked the climbs on others. I only wish I had started these races before I crossed mid 50s.

@3xHarrison 🙏

@MichaelCyger this is super well-put. couldn’t agree more

I don’t doubt the numbers on an order of magnitude basis. But what are the numbers for .com and how do they compare? . ai offers ~80–100x better odds (on a per-registered-domain basis) for hitting a $100k+ sale compared to .com in recent periods. Here’s why 👇

@MichaelCyger Absolutely true. Hopefully one of my domains will be one like that✌️

One domain name can change your life. 🚀

@AGreatDomain Thanks, Bob. Many factors come into play. Obviously, hand registering .ai (even with its high renewal costs) was possible relatively recently whereas not in .com for 25 years. More to unpack and many other subtle discussion points. But there we are.

@MichaelCyger Great analysis! Thanks for sharing it.

Understand that it’s not an “apples to apples” comparison, but our job is investors is to think about one investment versus another in objective terms. Do you have a better opportunity of buying a top 1% ultra premium domain name in .com or .ai today?

.ai odds are 80 to 100 times better per registered domain than .com, even with conservative estimates. Most .ai & .com domains won’t sell. They’re equal in this fact. .ai offers more asymmetric upside if you got in early — like in the mid-2010s. .com has more liquidity & broader appeal.

@FileParody Good to know. Thanks for sharing.

@MichaelCyger That person is a scumbag, website owned by rdce80 , his buying reputation isn't the best and for that you just need to see how many of his projects went down under. He was recently selling his entire portfolio for peanuts but with wild claims. I called him out and he blocked me.

I forgot that there is an option to get quick cash for your domain names besides Domain Capital. Sale or short-term loan. If you contact Digi Scrapyard, let me know how it goes. They haven’t posted on X in a few months so unsure of their status.

@Nameably Thanks for letting me know.

@MichaelCyger I have tried to explore their loan system but Ryan is away currently and will be back in April/May. On purchasing names, I believe he posted some late last year if I recall (I never tried) 🙂

@mwzd Thanks for letting me know. I won’t recommend them to anyone.

@MichaelCyger Sent them a portfolio, no response, not even an acknowledgement. Poor form.

@dnnews_ Never have. That’s why I wanted to hear if anyone else reaches out to them. I get a decent amount of emails from people looking to liquidate names that I pass on. Would be nice to have someplace to send them.

@MichaelCyger Did you use them @MichaelCyger